Wat Phnom

Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple on a hill in Phnom Penh built in 1373. The city is actually named for the temple and the story is kinda cool.

Legend relates that Daun Penh, a wealthy widow, found a large koki tree in the river. Inside the tree she found four bronze statues of the Buddha. Lady Penh constructed a small shrine on an artificial hill to protect the sacred statues. Eventually this became a sacred site and sanctuary where people would make blessings and pray.